episode_0018

As we reached the end of the Path of Trials with Draken, the Elder’s Chamber appeared.

Greymore appeared, tied to a chair with both legs cut off.

Although his wounds were cauterized by fire and were heated, he seemed to have difficulty walking forward.

“Ugh,,,”

Exhausted from writhing in pain, it wouldn’t be surprising if Greymore lost consciousness at any moment.

“Your condition is serious. I’ll take you there first.”

Drakken released the ropes that bound Greymore and lifted him up.

Meanwhile, I put my hand through a small gap in the floor of the elder’s room.

[ Invitational Head’s Graveyard Key ]

This is the place where the bodies of the main family and collateral line are laid to rest.

At the center of this place is the tomb of the first lord and the items he used during his lifetime.

The Elder’s Room is a place that can only be entered after all the Elders have been subdued.

Now that they’re all dead, there’s nothing that can stop me.

But you can’t go in right now.

There are still eyes to see, and above all, we haven’t even defeated the Marquisares yet.

I followed Drakken out of the elder’s room.

We immediately went back the way we came to get out of the ordeal.

“Let’s run a little.”

“I will follow you.”

Since he had never neglected his training, he had no problem running, but he was significantly slower than Draken, who was carrying a person.

“Run a little faster.”

“… … It’s about adjusting the pace as the battle is coming up.”

“You said we were friends, but your answer is the same.”

“?”

Ignoring Draken’s story, which I didn’t understand, I desperately chased after him.

—

Libra felt her head getting colder as she ran.

At first, I just hated the devil worshippers.

Because she hated him to the point of death, Libra moved forward without any grand cause, only looking for revenge.

It was okay though.

Because she has no friends, no family, nothing left.

Libra grabbed the dagger.

It was a high-quality dagger that her father often used.

At first, I just copied my father’s actions in my memories.

Next, the movements began to be corrected naturally.

It didn’t take long for Libra to surpass her father.

After that, she continued training.

The day I felt like I wasn’t growing anymore.

That day, Libra put down the old dagger she had been using on the floor.

A dagger with its sharp blade slid down between two hills over which the sunset was rising.

“When I come back, I’ll make it even better.”

Libra began to act, turning her back on the two old names.

He set up a small fortune-telling shop in the center of the empire and used it as a base to track down the traces of evil spirits.

Since there was no one to tell me or help me, I had to think and do everything on my own.

The chase didn’t take long.

The evil spirit was slowly crawling out of the darkness.

Libra always acted with the utmost care, knowing that no one would help her.

However, there are clear limitations to doing it alone.

Libra is trapped.

There she was reunited with the evil soul she had been searching for for a long time.

Archbishop Marquisares.

When I saw his face again, I felt rather glad.

He tried to shout out the things he had always heard while tearing at the bastard’s organs, like blood and flesh.

Although she had never dreamed of a thrilling revenge, Libra, upon seeing the face of the Marquisares, felt that she had nothing else to seek but revenge.

I was truly sorry when I realized I had been poisoned.

Libra’s own death? No.

Archbishop Marquisares. It was regrettable that the current situation was such that nothing could be done even though the target of revenge was right in front of us.

Death was something I had prepared for a long time ago, so I wanted to sell my soul to the devil and cut off their arms so I could take out their hearts with those arms.

It was at that time.

Kane Calderon.

He suddenly appeared, killed the Marquisares and the Eight Evils, and saved her.

At first they were suspicious of each other and had many problems, but they quickly became close.

How many years has it been since I last had a friend my own age?

Have you ever thought that you would have someone you could be so open and playful with?

Libra was just amazed at it.

Kane maintained a good relationship with Libra without touching her deep inside.

Libra would have run away immediately if anyone had tried to come any closer, but before she knew it, the Calderon family had become her home.

Libra felt that she had made a friend.

However, that does not mean that he forgot about revenge.

How many evil spirits did she kill in just one month?

The thick smell of blood permeated her body.

When I killed the evil spirits and their blood and flesh splattered on my body, I felt a nausea rising inside me.

Beyond that, a sense of accomplishment came over me.

They proudly displayed their blood and flesh as spoils of war.

The young me, who was unable to do anything and was barely surviving with my parents, came to see her every night.

At times like that, Libra proudly shows off to her.

Your own achievements. Your own growth. Your own strength that is no longer powerless.

Do not kill humans who are not demon worshippers.

She hoped that the emotion she felt while killing the evildoers was only revenge against them.

I hope you don’t enjoy killing.

I consoled myself not to get lost.

The little boy was still there.

“… Interruption.”

Libra took out a dagger from her bosom and advanced, killing the flesh zombies blocking her way.

Archbishop Marquisares.

He is in front of this.

She felt her heart pounding.

I felt that the long time of revenge was approaching.

It’s not the pleasure of killing. It’s the elation that comes with the prospect of revenge.

That’s how it turned out.

“Marquisares!!”

As the blood flowed to the tips of her head, a loud voice burst out that surprised even her.

It seemed as though no one could stop Libra from slaughtering the corpse zombies.

“Hey, it’s late. It’s too late… … .”

A crawling, insect-like voice struck Libra’s ears.

Clearly he was there.

I definitely tried to stab him in the neck…?

“I will lead you to the land of faith. The grace of my master Belmagor will be upon you… … .”

Libra’s eyes were filled with darkness.

—

Draken and I ran for a long time and escaped the path of trials.

As soon as his magic power returned, Draken’s speed became invisible to the eye.

Drakken quickly ran through the secret passage and first took Greymore to the doctor of House Arcalin.

“Ke, Kane, are you okay!”

Remenia Arcalin, who saw my appearance, quickly ran to me.

“I’m fine, but I have a problem. I’ll explain later. What’s the situation here?”

“A horde of strangely shaped zombies are coming, but the collateral figures and the Imperial Knights are holding them back so far. However, as the number of zombies continues to grow, everyone is quickly getting tired.”

“Is that so.”

It seems that the Marquisares had made an offering.

He can temporarily gain a glimpse of Belmagor’s power by offering his followers to Belmagor.

Here the believer is not an ordinary idolater, but one of Marquisares’s two sole followers whom he uses to bring about his own resurrection.

The Marquisares who sacrificed themselves to Belmagor have two main abilities.

First, when a Flesh Zombie dies, all of its mana is refunded.

Second, you gain powerful mind control abilities.

The number of zombies that Draken cut down while coming here is estimated to be in the hundreds.

There, here. The number of zombie corpses piled up near the Arcalin Mansion is also in the hundreds.

Since this is an area that is absolutely impossible with human mana, it is confirmed that Marquisares has completed the human sacrifice.

That means there’s one more chance for the Marquisares to make a comeback.

Libra The chances of her being mind controlled have increased dramatically.

… It was my fault. I should have considered it from the beginning.

At least we should have witnessed scenes where there were hundreds, if not dozens, of zombies, or even thousands.

But there is no time to blame yourself. If Libra has already been mind-controlled, then she will eventually need Draken’s help.

“Lord Drakken. Are you okay for a moment?”

“What is it?”

“Libra… … My escort is in danger.”

I told Drakken in detail what I had noticed.

“… Is mind control possible?”

“If you use a special sacrifice, that’s possible. Judging by the abnormal number of zombies gathering here, I think he must have completed a special human sacrifice.”

“… … .”

How do you know that?

That’s the look in your eyes.

But it can’t be helped that there are suspicions.

Because I can’t lose Libra like this.

The amount of money invested in her is also considerable, and the Belmagor Church has not yet been resolved.

Since we haven’t yet built the necessary trust and relationship with Draken, there’s no telling how much the work of the sect will be delayed if we lose Libra here and now.

If Libra were to completely fall into Belmagor’s hands, it would be a huge problem in its own right.

And more than anything, I’ve already become very attached to it.

“That’s why I said… No. It was something I didn’t know either.”

Fortunately, Draken heard me and took action immediately.

Aside from his ability to see through lies, it seemed that the fact that Libra was a child of flesh had a big effect.

Even Drakken does not wish for the power of the evil god to be restored.

“Let’s move first. You won’t be able to get out of here.”

The radius within which you can control the flesh zombies is not that far.

So the Marquisares are still around.

I followed Draken through the forest.